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W. H. GUSHING.

l 00MB. Y No. 541,317. .Patented June 18,1895.,V

j@ r "l UNITED STATESY PATENT @Erica IVILLIAM H. CUSIIING, OF CHICAGO,ILLINOIS.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 541,317, dated Tu-11e18, 1895.' Application fired April 3.1895. stanno. 544.223. un man.)

operation of the various parts thereof, as will be hereinafter morefully set forth and specifically claimed.

The objects of my invention are, lirst, to provide a comb, the teeth ofwhich shall be hollow to receive the pomade, wax or dye, and so formedas to permit the same to be exposed to the hair in the operation ofcombing the same, thus aording a means to uniformly anoint with dye,pomade or wax the mustache or hair of the head, and, second, such acomb,which is so constructed that the cakes or pieces of po'made, wax or dyemay be readily inserted into the teeth and a quantity of thev sameconstantly kept in readiness to be used.

Another object of my invention is to provide a comb for the above namedpurposes, which shall be simple and inexpensive in construction, strongand durable and eective in operation.

In order to enable others skilled in the art to which my inventionpertains to make and use the same, I will now proceed to describe it,referring tothe accompanying drawings, in which-- Figure l is aperspective View of my comb as it appears when ready for use, butwithout the inner comb or supply of wax, dye, or pomade. Fig. 2 is aview in elevation of a portion of the comb, showing the manner ofconstructing or forming the same. Fig. 3 is a cross-sectional view takenon line 3 3 of Fig. 1. Fig. tis aviewin elevation of the interior oranointing comb detached from the comb proper; and Fig. 5 is aperspective fragmental View of the comb, showing the inner or anointingcomb in position therein. p

Similar letters refer to like parts throughout the different views ofthe drawings.

A, andA, represent the two pieces which compose my comb, and are hingedtogether in their upper portions, as at a. TheseY pieces arecounter-parts of each other, with the exception that the teeth or tinesb, of the piece A, are provided with pins b', and the teeth or tines b,of the piece A', are provided with holes or depressions b2, near theirextremities, for the reception and retention of the pins b', whicharelocated near the ends of the teeth or tines of the piece A, as isclearly shown in Fig. 2 ofthe drawings. The pieces A, and A', are madeof any suitable material, but preferably of sheet Inaterial,'and arestamped out or cast, so as to form the teeth b, hollow and preferablytubular, as illustrated.

The body or that portion of the comb forming the back is providedwithvertical depressions c, which open at their lower ends into thesemi-circular parts b3, of the teeth, and at their upper ends into arecess or compartment c', which extends longitudinally in -the back ofthe comb, and is for the reception of the back d, of the interior oranointing comb D, which is made with a number of teeth d', to correspondwith the hollow teeth b, of the comb proper. As is clearly shown in thedifferent views of the drawings, the teeth or tines b, are cut away oneach side from near their lower ends to almost their juncture with thepieces A, and A', composing the back.

This cut-away portion or slot e, in the sides of the teeth leaves thesame with very slender front and back parts E, which are of sufficientstrength and ysize to brace the teeth or sticks d', of the vinner oranointing comb D, which by reason of its nature must be made ofsoftmaterial or would otherwise be easily broken oricrumbled.

By reference to Figs. 2, 3,' and 5 of the drawings, it will be seen thatthe upper portion of the teeth b, when the two parts composing the sameare united togetherare cylindrical in shape, and that the lower portionthereof is of asimilar construction and is formed with a receptacle b4,for the reception of the lower ends of the teeth d', ot' the inner oranointing comb. This construction of the teeth b, se-

curely holds the teeth or sticks d', of the inner comb, and the cut-awayparts or slots e, ex-

pose a sufficient surface thereof to allow the hair or mustache to beeectually anointed with wax, or dye as the case may ble. By providingthe teeth b, with the pins b', and depressions b2, near their ends, itis obvious that the same may thus be secured together in such a mannerthat the parts A, and A', may be opened, as shown in Fig-2, when it isdesired to insert the in ner or anointing comb D, which maybe made ofany suitable material for waxing, dyeing, anointing or otherwisetreating the hair or mustache, or other substance to be combed.

By providing the teeth or sticks d', of the inner comb, with a back d,it is obvious that they may be more quickly inserted within the combproper, and may also be more readily adjusted therein should any of thembecome worn or broken.

iVhileI prefer to make the inner comb with a back d, connecting theteeth d', as shown in Fig. 4, yet it is obvious that I may omit saidback, and simply use sticks or pieces d', of polnade, or other suitablematerial.

In Fig. l of the drawings, I have shown a comb made in two sections B,and B', the sect-ion B, being of the construction just above described,and the section B', of the ordinary or any preferred style, whichenables the user to employ the anointing comb or the other if desired.In order to more securely retain the -pieces A, and A', together, theends of one of said pieces are provided with spring-catches scribed.

l. The combination of the pieces A, and A',

hinged together, each having the recesses c', the depressions c, andteeth b, provided with the cut-away parts e, and adapted to form hollowteeth when united, with the inner or anointing comb D, having the teethCZ', 1ocated within the teeth of the comb proper, so as to be exposedthrough the slots of cut-away parts e, thereof, substantially asdescribed. y 2. The combination of the pieces A, and A', hinged togetherat their tops and provided with the longitudinal recesses c', verticaldepressionsc, semi-tubular parts b3, and hollow teethb, the teeth on oneot said` pieces having,r depressions or recesses b2, near their ends,and the teeth l), on the other piece having pins or projections b', toengage said depressions, when the pieces are united, with a series ofanointing` pieces located within the comb proper and extending intotheteeth b, thereof so as to be exposed through the openings or cut-awayparts e, therein, substantially asA de- WILLIAM H. CUSHING.

Witnesses:

CHAs. C. TILLMAN,

E. A. DUGGAN.

